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M. S. TWOMBLY.

HAT.

APPLICATION 11mm DEC. 4, 1911.

1,064,261 Patented June 10, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED 11110.4, 1911.

1,064,261, Patented June 10,1913.

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MINNIE S. TWOMBLY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MINNIE S. TwoMBLY, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county, and State ofNew York, have in vented new and useful Improvements in Hats, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to combination or convertible hats for women,which may be ordinarily worn as a dress hat and by a simple manipulationmay be transformed into a hat particularly adapted for use inautomobiling or touring to protect the hair and head from dust and dirt,without any liability of disarranging the hair of the wearer and withoutdetracting from or marring the appearance of the hat or wearer.

As is well known great difiiculty is ex perienced by women whenautomobiling not only in protecting the head and hair from dust and dirtbut also preventing the disarrangement of the hair by the wind. Whilevarious unbecoming head-gear has been devised for this purpose it isusually a substitute for the usual hat, such as a veil or hood, or elsethe hat is so constructed as to give it such an unsightly appearancethat it is not practicable or desirable to wear the same as a dress hatto a social function should it be desired to use an automobile as aconveyance to and from the same.

It is the object of the invention to overcome the above disadvantagesand to provide a hat that may be used as a dress or street hat having astylish, ornamental and pleasing appearance, and which may by a simplemanipulation be transformed or converted into a hat for use inautomobiling to serve as a shield or covering for the head and hair ofthe wearer to protect it from dust and dirt, with no liability ofdisarranging the hair, and in some forms protect the face from the wind,but still retain the appearance of a highly pleasing and stylish hat.

In the form of the invention illustrated in the drawings the hatcomprises a crown having a brim portion, the brim being provided withmeans which may be in the nature of a trimming to give the desiredappearance to the hat, and in the present instance consists of anadjust-able facing for the brim of any suitable material attached at oneof its edges to the edge of the brim, the inner edge forming a centralor crown Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 4, 1911.

Patented June 10, 1913.

Serial No. 663,820.

opening provided with suitable shirring means. When the hat is to beworn as a dress hat the edge of the opening is drawn together, and asthe hat is placed on the head will not only serve as a bandeau tosupport the hat, but also to draw the facing firmly and evenly over thesurface of the brim giving the hat an ornamental and stylish appearance.Should it be desired to wear the hat when automobiling the shirringmeans is released, whereby the size of the crown opening is considerablyincreased readily permitting the slipping of the facing over the headwhen putting on the hat. The edge of the crown openingis now positionedor located so as to extend around the forehead, the ears and back of theneck, when the shirring means, which may be an elastic band, ribbon ortape is drawn taut maintaining it in firm and yielding engage ment withthe head, the facing serving as a shield or covering for the hair, andin no way detracting from the stylish or becoming appearance of the hat.Furthermore, as the facing is secured at all points with the edges ofthe brim it firmly retains the hat on the head. If desired the edge ofthe crown opening at the front of the hat may have attached thereto amask to protect the face from the wind, which mask when the hat is wornas a dress hat is folded into the crown.

While I have shown my improvement in connection with a hat having arelatively large brim, it is to be understood that it may be made up ofdifferent forms or frames and different material, and should theprevailing style call for a brimless hat, or a hat having a relativelysmall brim, my improved means could be connected directly to the crown,as it is applicable to the crown or brim of any and all hats whileretaining all of the essential features.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification,Figure l is a view of my improved hat illustrating the same as it willappear when Worn as a dress hat. Fig. 2 is a view illustrating the hatas it will appear when worn as an automobiling or touring hat. Fig. 3 isa plan view of the facing or covering. Fig. 4c is a modification showingthe hat provided with a mask to cover the face to protect it from thecutting effects of the wind; and Fig. 5 is a sectional side elevation ofthe hat with my improvement applied thereto, illustrating in full linesthe position of-the facing when the hat is worn as an automobile hat,and in dotted lines substantially the position the facing will assumewhen worn as a dress hat.

Similar characters of reference designate like parts throughout thedifferent views of the drawings.

In the drawings I have shown my improvement applied to a hat consistingof a crown 6 having a brim 7 turned up at the front and sloping downwardtoward the rear. In this form of hat my improved means is in the natureof an adjustable facing or trimming 8 for the brim, which may be of anysuitable material to enhance the appearance of and agree with thetrimming of the hat. This facing conforms substantially to the face ofthe brim and is secured at its lateral edge to the edge of the brim withthe inner end edge forming a central or crown opening, as shown in Fig.3. The inner edge is provided with a hem 9 in which engages a suitableshirring means 10, preferably an elastic band with the free endsextending out therefrom, although this may be an endless band ifdesired.

l/Vhen the hat is to be worn as a dress hat, the inner edge of thefacing is drawn together by the shirring band leaving an opening ofrelatively small size which will not permit of the passage of the head,and as the hat is placed on the head the inner edge of the facing willrest on top of the head, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, serving asa bandeau to support the hat, and as the hat is pressed slightlydownward to pin it to the hair in the usual manner the facing will befirmly and evenly drawn over the face of the brim giving the hat ahighly pleasing and finished appearance, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Inthe present instance I have shown the shirring means as serving to drawthe facing firmly and evenly over the face of the brim when the hat isworn as a dress hat, but it will be obvious that the crown of the hatand the inner edge of the facing may be provided with additional means,such as clasps, hooks and eyes, or the like, to detachably secure saidedge to the base of the crown.

Should it be desired to wear the hat on an a-utomobiling or touringtrip, the shirring band is released not only considerably increasing thesize of the crown opening but permitting the facing to fall away fromthe brim and hang therefrom in the manner of a curtain which may bereadily slipped over the head and hair when putting on the hat. Theedges of the opening are then located in the desired position around theforehead, ears and back of the neck and the shirring means drawntogether firmly and yieldingly maintaining the inner edge of the facingin engagement with the head when the ends of the shirring band aretucked beneath the facing. The hat will now appear substantially asshown in Fig. 2 with the hair e11- tirely covered by the facing meansthus preventing the access of any dust or dirt to the hair and withoutany liability of disarranging the hair, the hat still retaining theeffect of a dress hat. Furthermore, as the facing is attached to theedge of the brim at all points the engagement of the inner edges aroundthe head retains the hat firmly on the head. When the trip is ended 01'a stop is made and the wearer desires to arrange her hat or head-gear topresent a more pleasing appearance the shirring means is released, againincreasing the size of the crown opening, and as the hat is removed thefacing will readily pull over the hair and head without disarranging thehair. The shirring means is now again drawn together and as the hat isplaced on the head it is again given the effect of a dress hat withoutany suspicion that it had been altered in any way.

While it is preferable to secure the facing at all points to the edge ofthe brim, as by stitching, it is to be understood that the facing may bedetachably secured to the brim, for which purpose the brim and thelateral edges of the facing are provided with cooperating releasablefastening means, such as a suitable snap button or the like, as shown at15 in Fig. 2.

The inner edge of the facing at the forward portion of the hat may haveattached 10o thereto a mask 11 provided with a transparent portion, asat 12, and a breathing space which may consist of a series of orifices13. In use the mask is pulled down over the face, bands or tapes 14:secured to lcs the lower end of the mask passing around the neck tofasten it in place. By this means the face is entirely protected fromthe cutting effect of the wind. If the mask is not to be used it isfolded up and inserted 110 into the crown of the hat, as clearly shownin dotted lines in Fig. 4:, or the mask may be detachable so as to beentirely removed from the facing.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A combination hatcomprising a crown having a brim; a facing for the brim having a crownopening, said facing connected at all points of its outer edge aroundthe edge of the brim; a hem extending around the edge of the crownopening; an elastic band in said hem to draw the crown opening to- '125gether, whereby in ordinary use when the hat is placed on the head theedge of the crown opening will rest upon the head and the facing will bedrawn taut over the face of the brim, or the facing may be pulled awayfrom the brim to serve as a covering for the hair with the crown openingextending around the forehead, sides and back of the head and maintainedin yielding engagement therewith by the elastic band; and a maskattached to the edge of the crown opening at the front of the hatadapted to engage over the face of the wearer, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

2. A combination hat comprising a crown having a brim; a facing for saidbrim consisting of a piece of fabric having a crown opening andconforming substantially to the shape of the brim, said fabric connectedat its outer edge to the edge of the brim; and

yielding shirring means to draw the edge of the crown opening togetherand thereby drawing the facing taut over the brim; said fabric adaptedto be pulled away from the face of the brim and adjusted so that thecrown opening will extend around the forehead, sides and back of thehead, and maintained in yielding engagement therewith by the shirringmeans, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

MINNIE S. TlVOMBLY.

WVitnesses:

RACHEL WEs'r, JOHN O. SEIFERT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington. D. C.

